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Eurostar recovery hampered by post-Brexit checks
Eurostar recovery hampered by post-Brexit checks
by  AFP

Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar complained Tuesday that slower post-Brexit passport checks for travellers are forcing it to run some services almost one-third empty. But the cross-Channel route from Paris and from Amsterdam to London is still being held back by the consequences of Brexit, with travellers facing longer passport checks.

Uganda launches first oil drilling programme
Uganda launches first oil drilling programme
by  AFP

Uganda on Tuesday officially launched an oil drilling programme as it seeks to join the club of crude-producing nations with a mega-project that has incensed environmental groups. The overall project is being jointly developed by CNOOC as well as France's TotalEnergies, along with the state-owned Uganda National Oil Company.

EU eyes more help for shrinking bee populations
EU eyes more help for shrinking bee populations
by  AFP

The EU on Tuesday announced proposals to try to reverse an "alarming decline" in the number of bees -- and other insects that pollinate the bloc's crops -- including by rewarding organic farming.

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